No mercy for SDSU in MW hoops schedule

Tre'Von Willis of UNLV puts up a shot between Billy White (left) and Brian Carlwell of San Diego State during their Mountain West Conference game at Las Vegas' Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, Jan. 13.
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Tre'Von Willis of UNLV puts up a shot between Billy White (left) and Brian Carlwell of San Diego State during their Mountain West Conference game at Las Vegas' Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, Jan. 13.
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Dan Butterly, the Mountain West senior associate commissioner who handles scheduling, declined to clarify the procedure.

“I can’t provide any further details,” Butterly said. “We’re just getting into the process.”

Notes

The basketball coaches and athletic directors did agree on one thing: All 11 teams will make the conference tournament in Las Vegas, with the top five likely getting byes in the first round while the bottom six play. The men’s tournament is expected to run from Wednesday through Saturday … Kansas released its nonconference men’s schedule for next season, with the game against SDSU at Allen Fieldhouse set for Jan. 5, a Sunday. No tip time was announced.